rozowaamelia 's review for:

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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First literary introduction of the Butch identity and butchfemme community. I adored it but I believe it shouldn't be the recommended as an intro book as its fiction and due to it graphic heavy topics. As others have mentioned the presence of Native American characters and culture is dubious in its use. Overall an interesting and compelling novel, will have to read again and hopefully I will be able to score a physical copy one day!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Police brutality, Lesbophobia